Feliciano v. Waikiki Deep Water, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

LUM, C.J.

The plaintiff, Albert Feliciano, appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Waikiki Deep Water, owners of the Kiku Hut bar. Feliciano was injured when his truck left the road and crashed, and he now claims that immediately before the accident Kiku Hut was negligent, reckless, careless, and intentional in serving and coercing him into drinking alcoholic beverages while he was already under the influence of alcohol in violation of the liquor control statute, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) § 281-78(a)(2)(B). He argues that this conduct…